'Black Panther' Reigns Over 2018 AAFCA Awards

The African American Film Critics Association has handed out three prizes, including Best Film, to the Marvel superhero film, and two gongs each to 'BlacKkKlansman' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk'.

Dec 13, 2018

AceShowbiz -
"Black Panther" has been crowned the best movie of the year by members of the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA).

The Marvel superhero blockbuster, starring Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, aka Black Panther, picked up a trio of honours at the organisation's 2018 awards, with Ryan Coogler earning the Best Director title, and rapper Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "All the Stars" theme tune taking home Best Song.

Members of the AAFCA, the largest group of professional black film critics, also shared their top 10 films of 2018, with "Black Panther", "If Beale Street Could Talk", "The Hate U Give", "Quincy", and "Roma" joined by "A Star Is Born", "Sorry to Bother You", "The Favourite", "Blindspotting", and "Widows". Interestingly, "BlacKkKlansman" was not named in the top 10 list.

The winners will be feted at the 10th annual AAFCA Awards Gala in Hollywood on 6 February (19).